Sporting K.C. blanks D.C. United, 1-0

Kansas City, Mo.  Claudio Bieler scored in the 89th minute, lifting Sporting Kansas City to a 1-0 victory over D.C. United on Friday.

Jimmy Nielsen earned his league-leading fourth shutout for Sporting (3-1-2), which has not given up a goal in 429 consecutive minutes and ran its winning streak against D.C. to five matches. United (1-3-1) is winless in its past three and was shut out for the third time this year.